What does this research mean for the field?

The author expresses the profound grief and emotional turmoil experienced after losing a newly adopted baby boy due to the biological mother's change of heart. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To reflect on the emotional journey following the loss of an adopted baby boy.

February 21, 2026

When Love Doesn’t Stay

Key Points

To reflect on the emotional journey following the loss of an adopted baby boy.
Personal narrative writing
Reflection on emotional responses to loss
Exploration of adoption implications
Described profound emotional struggle with grief
Highlighted challenges in naming and addressing loss
Examined themes of attachment and identity in adoption

Abstract

In this narrative medicine essay, a professor of internal medicine and medical humanities writes about her struggle to name and navigate her grief upon losing her newly adopted baby boy after his biological mother changed her mind.

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